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Giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
Waterville Valley, NH
This stone tower looks like the romantic ruin of an ancient structure, but that appearance was intentional from the beginning. Reverend J.M. Buckley reportedly decided the valley had nearly every scenic feature except a ruin and built one to complete the landscape. A trail from the Waterville Valley area reaches the deliberately fake relic.
Dover, NH
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Dover in 1983, sketching the first turtle as a joke before developing the idea into a comic. A public marker and themed manhole cover now commemorate the city's unexpected role in launching the franchise. It is a compact but legitimate pop-culture pilgrimage stop.
Lincoln, NH
A powerful whirlpool of water and stone carved this large, smooth granite pothole at the foot of a cascade in Franconia Notch. Nineteenth-century visitors compared its near-perfect rounded walls to an enormous natural basin. It is reached by a short public trail from the parkway. Secondary source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-basin
Portsmouth, NH
USS Albacore was an experimental submarine whose streamlined hull helped shape later generations of U.S. Navy submarines. The vessel now sits permanently on land, allowing visitors to climb inside its cramped compartments and control spaces. The museum operates most of the year but closes during part of the winter.
Lancaster, NH
Former U.S. senator John Wingate Weeks built this mountaintop estate with a mansion, stone observation tower and carefully planned grounds overlooking the White Mountains. The house preserves period rooms and collections while the tower provides a striking landmark above Lancaster. Vehicle access, house tours and tower openings follow a seasonal state-park schedule, while trail access is broader.
Greenfield, NH
This giant six-story trebuchet was built to hurl pumpkins hundreds of feet during the era of competitive pumpkin chunking. Yankee Siege retired from regular operation in 2010 but remains an enormous reminder of one of New England's stranger engineering hobbies. It is on private property with no-trespassing restrictions, so OddWay should treat it as roadside-view-only.
Portsmouth, NH
A restored neon whale once advertised Yoken's restaurant, a longtime Portsmouth-area seafood landmark. Although the restaurant itself disappeared, the glowing whale was preserved and returned to the old property as a piece of roadside Americana. It is especially striking after dark and can be viewed from public roadside areas.
Manchester, NH
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Zimmerman House as a compact Usonian home tailored closely to its owners, furnishings and landscape. The Currier Museum of Art now operates guided tours, giving visitors a rare chance to enter an intact Wright residence rather than only viewing it from outside. Tours are ticketed and depart under museum procedures; do not wander the residential neighborhood expecting independent access.
