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Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

Wander the sprawling living museum on the site of one of a 16th-century community.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.

Dozens of bronze sculptures are woven into the landscape along this trail.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary. And maybe buried treasure!

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.

This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stop thieves at the site of a historic 1876 bank robbery.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.