The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A white oak with property rights.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

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

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.

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

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.