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Corning Museum of Glass

Corning, New York

Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Lucy the Elephant

Margate City, New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The wreckage of the SS Atlantus lies off the coast of Sunset Beach, New Jersey

Cape May, New Jersey

Wreck of the S.S. Atlantus

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

You'll never unsee it now.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The Mosler safe under construction

Washington, D.C.

National Archives Vault

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

Roadside America
Permanently Closed

Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Roadside America

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Gettysburg Cyclorama

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Cyclorama

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Zippo / Case Museum

Bradford, Pennsylvania

Zippo/Case Museum

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

Pine Creek Gorge

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Pine Creek Gorge

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

Centralia

Aristes, Pennsylvania

Centralia

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Monongahela Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Monongahela Incline

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Lilypads on the miniature Sea of Galilee.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Dippy the Dinosaur

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dippy the Dinosaur

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Cathedral of Learning

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cathedral of Learning

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The statue seen from the banks of the river.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

The Pagoda

Reading, Pennsylvania

The Reading Pagoda

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

Panorama from the overlook.

Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania

Kinzua Bridge

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Daniel Boone Homestead

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

Daniel Boone Homestead

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

Cave Entrance

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Crystal Cave

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

Hall featuring many of the Bronco Buster statues.

Ogdensburg, New York

Frederic Remington Art Museum

Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.

Singer Castle

Chippewa Bay, New York

Singer Castle

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

The only known lodge on the island.

Alexandria, New York

Deer Island

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

Zavikon Island

Zavikon Island, Ontario

Zavikon Island

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

Boldt Castle

Alexandria Bay, New York

Boldt Castle

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

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