New Hope, Pennsylvania
Boomer
This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.
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New Hope, Pennsylvania
This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Manheim, Pennsylvania
One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.
Cherry Valley, New York
Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Cooperstown, New York
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Cooperstown, New York
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
This museum focuses on the history and culture of the German settlers in Pennsylvania.
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.
Pine Swamp, Pennsylvania
A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Wilmington, Delaware
This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.