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.

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

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

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

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

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

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.