Middlefield, Connecticut
Powder Hill Dinosaur Park
This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
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Middlefield, Connecticut
This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Meriden, Connecticut
A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
East Hampton, New York
This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.
Orient, New York
Etchings in a pile of boulders on the Long Island Sound are a monument to vanquished native peoples.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.
Tiptonville, Kentucky
Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.