Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Grounds for Sculpture
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
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Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.
New York, New York
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
Hartford, Connecticut
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Hartford, Connecticut
Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.
Bluff City, Tennessee
A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
Cleveland, Ohio
This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
New York, New York
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.