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The entrance to the Udvar-Hazy Center

Chantilly, Virginia

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The Grave of Miss Baker

Huntsville, Alabama

The Grave of Miss Baker

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Pathfinder and MPTA-ET from the right near sunset.

Huntsville, Alabama

Pathfinder and the MPTA-ET

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

MPTA-098 with Pathfinder and its previous companion MPTA-ET.

Huntsville, Alabama

MPTA-098

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Antigua CORCO

Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

Antigua CORCO

Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

the ruins after the January 2020 earthquake

Guánica, Puerto Rico

Guánica Lighthouse Ruins

Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.

Orenda Spring tufa deposit.

Saratoga Springs, New York

Orenda Spring Tufa

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

Sandstone strip mining area.

Camillus, New York

Split Rock Quarry

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

Hall of North American Mammals

New York, New York

Hall of North American Mammals

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

The Wesleyan Chapel's three original walls.

Seneca Falls, New York

Wesleyan Chapel

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

Lake Tear of the Clouds

Keene Valley, New York

Lake Tear of the Clouds

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

Continuing up the Washburn Trail you will soon find yourself on top of the steep cliffs, looking down at the quarry

Cold Spring, New York

Mt. Taurus Quarry

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

The orange roof is still shining, with the iconic weathervane standing tall.
Permanently Closed

Lake George, New York

The Last Howard Johnson's

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

The Whaling Museum

Cold Spring Harbor, New York

The Whaling Museum

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

 Santa's Workshop in North Pole, New York.

Wilmington, New York

Santa's Workshop

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

Rocks to Climb on the Van Hoevenberg Trail

Keene Valley, New York

Mount Marcy

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Closing off the road to Oniontown.

Dover Plains, New York

Oniontown

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

Where Agloe would have been on a map.

Roscoe, New York

Agloe, New York

A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.

Balanced Rock

North Salem, New York

Balanced Rock

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

The Seely "Skinny" House

Mamaroneck, New York

The Seely House

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

Grand Central Oyster Bar

New York, New York

Grand Central Oyster Bar

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Amelia Bloomer introduces Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Seneca Falls, New York

When Anthony Met Stanton

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

One of the two brick towers

Queens, New York

Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

War Dog memorial

Hartsdale, New York

Hartsdale Pet Cemetery

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

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