Rochester, New York
Central Library's Secret Room
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rochester, New York
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.
Rochester, New York
"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
Bristol, Rhode Island
The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Essex, Connecticut
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Denton, Texas
A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Hardwick, New Jersey
This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.
Milford, Connecticut
This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.