Beacon, New York
Bannerman's Castle
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Cold Spring, New York
West Point Foundry Preserve
This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.
Dover Plains, New York
Dover Plains Stone Church
This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
Permanently Closed
Preston, Connecticut
Norwich State Hospital
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
Permanently Closed
Poughkeepsie, New York
Hudson River State Hospital
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Permanently Closed
Kings Park, New York
Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
Shoreham, New York
Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Stamford, Connecticut
Walker Library of The History of Human Imagination
An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.
Ridge, New York
Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Greenport, New York
Mitchell Park
A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
New Canaan, Connecticut
Glass House
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
Permanently Closed
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The Frisbie Pie Company
The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.
Stratford, Connecticut
Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Pleasure Beach
The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
P.T. Barnum Museum
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury Railway Museum
This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
Hartford, Connecticut
Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Hartford, Connecticut
Cathedral of St. Joseph
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
New Haven, Connecticut
Skull and Bones Tomb
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
New Haven, Connecticut
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Avon, Connecticut
Heublein Tower
This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.
Permanently Closed
Middletown, Connecticut
Wild Bill's Nostalgia Store
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Monroe, Connecticut
The Warrens’ Occult Museum
A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.
