This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.

The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.