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BrandyBacon

Traveler, adventure-seeker, adrenaline junkie, I do it all, I love it all, I want to see it all. Sometimes the most extra-ordinary experience is in the most ordinary of places.

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Places visited in Salem, Massachusetts

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Hingham, Massachusetts

World's End

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

Willymjr

Added by Willymjr

Ashland, Massachusetts

The Devil's Den

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

TheDiscoveryService

Added by TheDiscoveryService

Little Compton, Rhode Island

Gray's General Store

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

Added by thetucsonguy

Bar Harbor, Maine

Reis Education Canoe

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

Added by colleencourtney c93b920e

North Berwick, Maine

Olde Woolen Mill

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

williamjhahn418

Added by williamjhahn418

Maine Troop Greeters Museum

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

warmurals

Added by warmurals

Abiquiu, New Mexico

Penitente Morada of Abiquiú

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

Added by syabek

Ponderosa, New Mexico

The Goblin Colony

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

Liz Fox

Added by Liz Fox

Cabezon Peak

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Added by syabek

Ramah, New Mexico

Inscription Rock at El Morro

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Los Cerrillos, New Mexico

Los Cerrillos

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Added by syabek

Lordsburg, New Mexico

Shakespeare Ghost Town

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

aliseponsero

Added by aliseponsero

Crow Canyon Petroglyphs

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Added by syabek

Pecos, New Mexico

Pecos National Historical Park

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

Added by michaelksugar

Silver City, New Mexico

Gila Cliff Dwellings

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

robertsides

Added by robertsides

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

VanessaMontalbano

Added by VanessaMontalbano

Chandler, Arizona

Terror Trader

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

dincoo

Added by dincoo

Florence, Arizona

Tom Mix Monument

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

rickbbiking

Added by rickbbiking

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Bat Cave

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Added by hashby19

Littlefield, Arizona

Pumpkin Spring Pool

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Kayenta, Arizona

Mystery Valley

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Blindcolour

Added by Blindcolour

Grand Falls

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Checkerboard Mesa

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman