New Orleans, Louisiana
Séance Room at Muriel's Jackson Square
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Concord, New Hampshire
This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.
Lake George, New York
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
Rochester, New York
Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.
Rochester, New York
Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.
Rochester, New York
A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.
Rochester, New York
The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.
Garrison, New York
This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.
Hartsdale, New York
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.
Irvington, New York
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
Port Huron, Michigan
Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.
Hamilton, Ontario
The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.
Unity, Maine
After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.
New York, New York
Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.
New York, New York
Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.