A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

The Catskills retreat of naturalist writer John Burroughs.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.