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Fair Haven, Vermont

Vermont's Marble Mansions

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.
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Leicester, Vermont

Queen Connie

A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
Added by Crystal Nye
Graniteville, Vermont

Rock of Ages Granite Quarry

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.
michelle Added by michelle
New Haven, Vermont

Grave of Timothy Clark Smith

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
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Richmond, Vermont

Old Round Church

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.
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Stowe, Vermont

Emily’s Bridge

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Stowe, Vermont

Trapp Family Lodge

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
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Grand Isle, Vermont

DonnaSue Bakes + Cooks

Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.
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Saint Albans City, Vermont

Aldis Hill Wolf Monument

Nobody's quite sure who erected this monument marking the spot where a gray wolf was shot and killed.
Added by kfs386
Glover, Vermont

The Museum of Everyday Life

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
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Lancaster, New Hampshire

The Weeks Estate

The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Colebrook, New Hampshire

Colebrook Murder Victims Memorial

Memorial dedicated to four citizens killed during a shooting spree prompted by a routine traffic stop.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Pittsburg, New Hampshire

Republic of Indian Stream

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.
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Colebrook, New Hampshire

Dixville Notch

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.
bakedinthehole Added by bakedinthehole
Rangeley, Maine

Gnome Village

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.
Added by catseaver
New Portland, Maine

Wire Bridge

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.
Added by dzavotsky
Moscow, Maine

Million Dollar Birdhouse Wall

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Fort Kent, Maine

America's First Mile

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Added by mchampeau
Greenville, Maine

Indian Trail on Mount Kineo

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.
Sponsored by Visit Maine
Added by traceywilson
Millinocket, Maine

Mount Katahdin

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
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Millinocket, Maine

Pockwockamus Rock

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.
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Monson, Maine

Gulf Hagas

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.
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Perry, Maine

The Oldest 45th Parallel Marker in the U.S.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.
Added by Mainebagpipes