Brooklyn, New York
House of Wax
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
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Brooklyn, New York
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
Orlando, Florida
A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Brooklyn, New York
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Brooklyn, New York
A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.
Orlando, Florida
An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.
Gotha, Florida
Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Peabody, Massachusetts
Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Salem, Massachusetts
Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
Bristol, Connecticut
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
Hartford, Connecticut
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
Hartford, Connecticut
The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.
Hartford, Connecticut
The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.
Lee, Massachusetts
Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.
Kinderhook, New York
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Buffalo, New York
An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.
Rochester, New York
Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.