Hillsdale, New York
Circle Museum
Eight whimsical acres of metal art.
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Hillsdale, New York
Eight whimsical acres of metal art.
Charlemont, Massachusetts
A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Danbury, Connecticut
A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.
Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania
Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.
Woodbridge, Virginia
The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Concord, Massachusetts
This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.
Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Concord, Massachusetts
This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Concord, Massachusetts
The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.
Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.