Essington, Pennsylvania
Lazaretto Quarantine Station
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
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Essington, Pennsylvania
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
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.
Bridgehampton, New York
A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.
East Hampton, New York
This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.
East Hampton, New York
This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.
Montauk, New York
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Windber, Pennsylvania
An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.
Salisbury, England
Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.