Sheffield, Massachusetts
Thom Reed UFO Monument Park
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
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Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Lee, Massachusetts
Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Vienna, Virginia
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
Troy, New York
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
Albany, New York
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Albany, New York
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Kingston, New York
An abandoned dollhouse factory.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Woodstock, New York
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
Boiceville, New York
Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.
New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
Greenbelt, Maryland
A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
College Park, Maryland
Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.
Silver Spring, Maryland
A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.
Washington, D.C.
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Lorton, Virginia
Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Lanham, Maryland
A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.
Washington, D.C.
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Washington, D.C.
This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.
Delmar, Maryland
The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.
Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.