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

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

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

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

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

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

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.

The site of a minor battle might have been forgotten if not for one participant’s famous family and the death of a respected warrior.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.