Iowa City, Iowa
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.
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Iowa City, Iowa
The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.
Far Hills, New Jersey
Home of the golf club used by Alan Shepard on the moon, and more artifacts from the sport's history.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Sandyston, New Jersey
Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Milford, New Jersey
The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Chester Township, New Jersey
A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.
Glen Gardner, New Jersey
A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.
Cresco, Pennsylvania
These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
The final resting place of the Hollywood star who came to a tragic end.
Hardwick, New Jersey
This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.
Hope, New Jersey
Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.
Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.
Anderson, Indiana
A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.