East Haddam, Connecticut
Gillette Castle State Park
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
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East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Brooklyn, New York
One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Brooklyn, New York
The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."
Brooklyn, New York
A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.
Brooklyn, New York
A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
Kings Park, New York
This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.
Kings Park, New York
Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.
Brentwood, New York
A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.
Bay Shore, New York
A hospital that became a college, was abandoned again, and finally became a gated community.
Shoreham, New York
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Greenport, New York
A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Calverton, New York
A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.
Yaphank, New York
A restored Shell gas station from 1937 that includes a tow truck, the original gas pumps, and the original office.
Bayport, New York
A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.
Fire Island, New York
A rare forest habitat nestled behind two sand dunes.
Fire Island, New York
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
New Hyde Park, New York
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Centerport, New York
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.