Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

"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."

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

This large granite seal outside a Massachusetts funeral home comes with a surprising dedication.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

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

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

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

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

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

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.