Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
New York, New York
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
Staten Island, New York
Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.
Cooperstown, New York
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Barryville, New York
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Cooperstown, New York
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Stockton, New Jersey
New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.
Milford, Pennsylvania
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Bangor, Pennsylvania
This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.