Dedham, Massachusetts
Fairbanks House
The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
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Dedham, Massachusetts
The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
Newton, Massachusetts
A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.
Boston, Massachusetts
A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Tomkins Cove, New York
The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.
Derby, New York
This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.
Eden, New York
This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
This beloved ice cream shop raises its own cows to ensure the highest quality dairy products.
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
There’s something for everyone at this engaging emporium.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.
Vintondale, Pennsylvania
The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
Cresco, Pennsylvania
These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.
Bristol, Connecticut
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Cassadaga, New York
Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
Brocton, New York
The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.