Mahopac, New York
Donald J. Trump State Park
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mahopac, New York
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Stony Point, New York
Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.
Rochester, New York
The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Lake George, New York
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Rochester, New York
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
Rome, New York
A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
Pine Bush, New York
The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Potsdam, New York
Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.
Lorton, Virginia
Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.
Petros, Tennessee
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.
Ballston Spa, New York
Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.
Trumansburg, New York
A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.
Auburn, New York
Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.
Singapore
A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.
Niagara Falls, New York
Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.
Rochester, New York
An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.
Petersburg, New York
This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.