Charlestown, Rhode Island
The Fantastic Umbrella Factory
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
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Charlestown, Rhode Island
250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Milford, Connecticut
This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Jacksonville, Florida
The oldest continuously-running professional dinner theater in the United States.
Tampa, Florida
This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.
Gotha, Florida
Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Asheville, North Carolina
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Hamilton, Ontario
The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.
Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
New York, New York
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
New York, New York
A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
West, Texas
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.