Providence, Rhode Island
Crook Point Bascule Bridge
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
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Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Whitman, Massachusetts
This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.
Berkley, Massachusetts
A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.
Sharon, Massachusetts
She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.
Easton, Massachusetts
The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
Wilmington, Delaware
This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.
Wilmington, Delaware
This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.
Stockholm, Sweden
This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Medina, New York
This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.
Seneca Falls, New York
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Sodus, New York
A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.
Rochester, New York
The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.
Rochester, New York
One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.
Rochester, New York
A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.
Rochester, New York
"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
Rochester, New York
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.