New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Cruger-dePeyster Sugar Mill Ruins
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
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New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Quincy, Florida
How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.
De Leon Springs, Florida
Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.
Gainesville, Florida
A trek through the solar system here on earth.
Hawthorne, Florida
This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Ithaca, New York
A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.
Johnson City, New York
The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Syracuse, New York
A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.
Fayetteville, New York
Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.
Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
Buffalo, New York
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
College Park, Maryland
An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.
Cumberland, Maryland
This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.