Barboursville, Virginia
Barboursville Ruins
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
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Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Wander the sprawling living museum on the site of one of a 16th-century community.
North Adams, Massachusetts
More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
Charlemont, Massachusetts
A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Vernon, Vermont
Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.
Amherst, Massachusetts
One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.
South Hadley, Massachusetts
One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
The tragic death of 19-year-old Mabel Tainter in 1886 led to the construction of this unique Victorian-era theater in the northern woods of Wisconsin.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.
Eastham, Massachusetts
These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.
Eastham, Massachusetts
The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.