Elmira, New York
'Hellmira' Monument
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
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Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.
Elmira, New York
A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Branchport, New York
Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.
Ithaca, New York
A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Coplay, Pennsylvania
A tribute to one of Coplay’s best athletes and beloved sons.
Lorton, Virginia
The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.
Warsaw, Virginia
The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
Baltimore, Maryland
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
New York, New York
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
East Haddam, Connecticut
This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.
Hartford, Connecticut
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
New Haven, Connecticut
This statue honors a pillar of the early New Haven Black community.
Richmond, Virginia
In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Woodstock, New York
A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.