Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake 'Cure Cottages'
Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
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Saranac Lake, New York
Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Savannah, Georgia
More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Boston, Massachusetts
This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Boston, Massachusetts
Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.
Medfield, Massachusetts
Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
Rochester, Minnesota
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
Medford, Massachusetts
Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.
Spencer, Massachusetts
The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Boston, Massachusetts
Radical Bookstore and Community Space.
North Adams, Massachusetts
More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
North Adams, Massachusetts
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.