Red Hook, New York
Mayan Ruins on the Hudson
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
2015
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
The Former Offices of McKim, Mead and White
The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.
Kerhonkson, New York
Gnome Chomsky
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Haines Falls, New York
Kaaterskill Falls and the Bayard of Dogs
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie Cast Iron Building (and Its Lego Model)
A building made mostly of cast iron features a 1:45 scale lego model of its self.
Schenectady, New York
Vedder Family Cemetery
The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.
Birmingham, Michigan
Hunter House Hamburgers
Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.
Schenectady, New York
Nott Memorial
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Albany, New York
The Largest Walmart in America
The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.
Michigan City, Indiana
Century of Progress Homes
These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
Petersham, Massachusetts
Fisher Museum Forestry Dioramas
This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.
Princeton, Massachusetts
Grave of Martha Keyes
The haunting history of a little girl lost.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Sigmund Freud Statue
This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester State Hospital
A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Spag's Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to a once popular but now defunct discount Shrewsbury department store.
Westborough, Massachusetts
Birthplace of Eli Whitney
The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Sarah Clayes House
A home built and settled by a refugee of the Salem Witch Trials.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Stone's Bridge
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection
The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.
Framingham, Massachusetts
The Plymouth Church
Location of the first public performance and singing of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Framingham, Massachusetts
Grave of Peter Salem
The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Graves of John Cloyce & Abraham Rice
In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Learned Pond
The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.
Framingham, Massachusetts
The Old Field of 1800
Two stone markers honor the Nipmuc people who first settled here millennia ago.
