Brooklyn, New York
First Maryland Regiment Mass Grave
The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.
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Brooklyn, New York
The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.
Hampton, New Hampshire
A stone memorial erected for New Hampshire's only convicted witch.
Milford, New Hampshire
The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.
Milford, New Hampshire
A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.
Wilton, New Hampshire
A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.
Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Princeton, Massachusetts
This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.
Boston, Massachusetts
A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.
Freetown, Massachusetts
This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.
Berkley, Massachusetts
A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.
Istanbul, Turkey
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
Newport, Rhode Island
Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.