Dennis, Massachusetts
Scargo Tower
This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
Places I've been
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Dennis, Massachusetts
This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
New London, Connecticut
One of the earliest graveyards in the region.
Tarrytown, New York
One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Buffalo, New York
A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Doune, Scotland
The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.
Wilmington, Delaware
An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.
Slatington, Pennsylvania
Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
A fascinating community art piece created by students, teachers, and noted Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.
Coplay, Pennsylvania
The lasting remains of the region's once booming cement industry.