Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.

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

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

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

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

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

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

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