Great Barrington, Massachusetts
W. E. B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite
This historic site was where the renowned civil rights activist spent the first five years of his life
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
This historic site was where the renowned civil rights activist spent the first five years of his life
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Wingdale, New York
An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.
New Milford, Connecticut
The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.
Columbia, New Jersey
Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
The site of the daring river crossing that changed the course of the American Revolution.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Meadville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
Muncy, Pennsylvania
This sculpture brings optical illusion to the roadway.
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
This single-screen Art Deco theater in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania opened its doors in 1941.
Barnesville, Pennsylvania
Explore the great outdoors in this popular eastern Pennsylvania park.
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddockâminus a few bits and pieces.
Smithsburg, Maryland
A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.
Cumberland, Maryland
Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."
Grantsville, Maryland
This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.
Milford, Connecticut
The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.