East Granby, Connecticut
Old Newgate Prison
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
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East Granby, Connecticut
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Brooklyn, New York
This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
New York, New York
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
New York, New York
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
New York, New York
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
Walnut Shade, Missouri
The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
This small cemetery remains hidden behind a recreation center.
Frederick, Maryland
An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.
Rockhill, Pennsylvania
Catch a ride through the Pennsylvania countryside on this historic narrow-gauge railroad.
Purcellville, Virginia
The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.
Gloucester, Virginia
One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Milledgeville, Georgia
One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.
Denver, Colorado
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
Fairplay, Colorado
This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Astoria, Oregon
A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.