Waterbury, Connecticut
Holy Land USA
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
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Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Thompson, Utah
A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.
Madrid, New Mexico
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
Catskill, New York
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Queens, New York
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Kings Park, New York
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Thousand Palms, California
Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.
Queens, New York
Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
New York, New York
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Waterbury, Vermont
The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
Leicester, Massachusetts
The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Rosendale, New York
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Beacon, New York
The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
New York, New York
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.
New York, New York
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.