Sutton, Massachusetts
Purgatory Chasm
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
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Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
Chicago, Illinois
These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.
New York, New York
This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Queens, New York
An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Britt, Iowa
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Alameda, California
One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Boston, Massachusetts
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
San Francisco, California
Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.
Stanford, California
A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.
Cleveland, Ohio
A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
New York, New York
The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.