Independence Township, New Jersey
Shades of Death Road
This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.
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Independence Township, New Jersey
This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Highland, New York
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Closter, New Jersey
A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Bangor, Pennsylvania
This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.
Chatsworth, New Jersey
How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.
Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.