Places afink Wants to Go

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.