Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

The world's largest rotating world.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.