Alexandria Bay, New York
Boldt Castle
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
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Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Chippewa Bay, New York
This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.
Brockville, Ontario
Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.
Ogdensburg, New York
Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.
Lowville, New York
Lady LeWinDa Milkzalot showcases Lewis County's dairy farming heritage and boasts an impressive rotation of seasonal outfits.
Oswego, New York
This Upstate New York park squeezes a lot of history into its two-acre triangular space.
Mexico, New York
A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house
Worcester, Massachusetts
A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dedicated to one of the world's first Black international, athletic superstars.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Worcester, Massachusetts
On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
Charlton, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.
Southbridge, Massachusetts
A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.
Orient, New York
A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.
East Hampton, New York
This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.
Fishers Island, New York
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.