Category: Places

Found along Walnut Avenue in Conyngham is a small, seemingly overlooked Revolution-era monument. Near this site on September 11, 1780, Captain Daniel Klader and his… read more Sugarloaf Massacre Monument & Grave

Gravity makes trains sad. On some mountainsides, a train simply couldn’t get the speed or power needed to make it up the side. In the… read more Ashley Planes & Powerhouse Ruins

This southern New Hampshire ghost town was the first European inland settlement in the state. Built around 1737, Monson would not last very long; it… read more Monson

A desert in Maine is just about as out of place as a palace in West Virginia. The Desert of Maine technically isn’t a true… read more Desert of Maine

Normally, I don’t bother with big roadside things. Coming from South Jersey, I’ve seen plenty of them and never saw the big deal. I mean,… read more Freeport’s Big Indian

How do you make a map store fun? With the world’s largest globe (Guinness world record holder since ’99), that’s how. Added bonus – it… read more Eartha

This is just dumb. Really, really dumb. There’s a tombstone. A shape that somewhat resembles a leg shows up on it one day. Somehow, this… read more Bucksport “Haunted” Grave

This bridge, right next to Fort Knox, is one of only 3 of its kind in the world. Visitors can ride to the top and… read more Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory