Troy, New York
First Baptist Church of Troy
This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.
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Troy, New York
This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.
Queens, New York
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
Brooklyn, New York
A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.
Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Troy, New York
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Pound, Virginia
A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.
Abingdon, Virginia
At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Elmhurst, Illinois
A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.
Southend-on-Sea, England
This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."
Rayleigh, England
This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.
London, England
Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
London, England
Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.
London, England
One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.
London, England
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
London, England
A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.
London, England
Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
London, England
3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.