Freeport, Maine
The Desert of Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
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Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Lake George, New York
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Harpswell, Maine
An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Newcomb, New York
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
Burlington, Vermont
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
Shelburne, Vermont
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Shelburne, Vermont
Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Saranac, New York
Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Saranac Lake, New York
Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.