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

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

There’s something for everyone at this engaging emporium.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

A unique sculpture designed to raise stroke awareness.

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

Designed by Calvert Vaux, this former post office now serves as a home for the local arts.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

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

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.