The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.