Elmira, New York
'Hellmira' Monument
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Places I've been
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Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.
Bangor, Pennsylvania
This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.