Massachusetts Mysteries
This unsolved 1892 double murder in southeastern Massachusetts remains one of America's most famous cold cases.
The Borden Murders (Lizzie Borden Case)
This New England state is the only one admitted to the Union without ever having been a British colony.
Vermont
This New Hampshire mountain once recorded a wind gust of 231 mph, a world record for decades.
Mount Washington
If someone says they're headed to "Southie," where are they going?
South Boston
This iconic candle company was founded in 1969 by a teenager in his parents' garage in western Massachusetts.
Yankee Candle
This abandoned tunnel in the Berkshires is rumored to be haunted after nearly 200 workers died during its construction in the 1850s.
Hoosac Tunnel
Although it is New England's largest state by area, more than 90% of its population lives within 20 miles of the coast.
Maine
This Massachusetts city once had a river so polluted it caught fire multiple times before cleanup efforts began
Lowell
If someone tells you to "bang a U-ey," what are they asking you to do?
Take a U-turn
This outdoor retailer was founded in 1912 after its founder's feet became wet on a Maine hunting trip, inspiring him to create a better boot.
L.L.Bean
For more than 200 years, treasure hunters have searched for the rumored hidden fortune of this Revolutionary War general, believed to have buried valuables somewhere in western Massachusetts before fleeing to Canada.
Benedict Arnold
The highest point in New England is found in this state, but the mountain's summit experiences some of the world's most extreme weather.
New Hampshire
This Rhode Island island town has a cemetery where some graves are tied to legends of vampires.
Exeter
In much of New England, especially Massachusetts, what do locals call a liquor store?
Packie
Invented in Worcester, Massachusetts, this disposable item revolutionized dining at picnics and sporting events in the early 1900s.
paper plates
This rocky island in Boston Harbor was once home to a Civil War prison, and many believe it remains one of Massachusetts' most haunted places.
George's Island
The first U.S. state to abolish slavery outright through its constitution was this New England state in 1777.
Vermont
This Connecticut town is home to the “Frog Bridge,” decorated with giant bronze frogs sitting on thread spools.
Willimantic
What New England word refers to the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street?
Tree Belt
This famous toy, first sold by a Rhode Island company in 1958, became one of the best-selling toys in American history after it was demonstrated on television.
Hula Hoop
This Massachusetts landmark is the subject of an enduring legend claiming that, if its weather vane ever points in the wrong direction, disaster will strike Boston.
The Grasshopper Weathervane on top of Faneuil Hall
This New England state has no counties with functioning county governments; nearly all local government is handled by its towns.
Connecticut
This New England state capital is the only U.S. state capital without a single traffic light.
Montpelier, VT
What common New England baked good gets its name because it was originally cooked on the flat top of a griddle rather than baked in an oven?
Johnny Cake
The first commercially successful sewing machine in the United States was manufactured by this Boston-area company founded by Isaac Singer's chief rival.
Howe Sewing Machine Company