Newport, Rhode Island
Hidden Train in a Cherub Relief
An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.
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Newport, Rhode Island
An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?
Brooklyn, New York
One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.
Brooklyn, New York
Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.
Brooklyn, New York
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
Brooklyn, New York
This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
Brooklyn, New York
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Brooklyn, New York
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Rochester, New York
An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.
Rochester, New York
One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.
Rochester, New York
Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
Rochester, New York
The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.
Rochester, New York
A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
Rochester, New York
The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.