Corning, New York
Corning Museum of Glass
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
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Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
A bronze statue to commemorate the former president's visit to a local Polish-American festival.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
Kerhonkson, New York
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Neversink, New York
The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Bethel, New York
The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
Gallipolis, Ohio
The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
New Windsor, New York
100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.