Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester State Hospital
A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
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Worcester, Massachusetts
A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.
Auburn, Massachusetts
A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
Old Bethpage, New York
Time travel back to the 19th century and catch an old-timey baseball game at a 209-acre recreated village.
Bay Shore, New York
A hospital that became a college, was abandoned again, and finally became a gated community.
Bayport, New York
A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.
Yaphank, New York
A restored Shell gas station from 1937 that includes a tow truck, the original gas pumps, and the original office.
East Hampton, New York
This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.
East Hampton, New York
This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.
Montauk, New York
The oldest working cattle ranch in the U.S.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Water Mill, New York
Once the center of food production for this small town.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Grapevine, Texas
Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.
Amarillo, Texas
Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.