Beacon, New York
The Abandoned Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.
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North Salem, New York
Balanced Rock
Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.
New Haven, Connecticut
Grave of Arthur Twining Hadley
A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.
Hartford, Connecticut
Site of the First Public Pay Phone
An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.
Hartford, Connecticut
Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection
The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.
New Haven, Connecticut
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.
New Haven, Connecticut
Skull and Bones Tomb
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
New Haven, Connecticut
Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
Hartford, Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
New Haven, Connecticut
Louis' Lunch
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
New Haven, Connecticut
The Cushing Center
An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.
Hartford, Connecticut
Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
New Haven, Connecticut
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New Paltz, New York
Mohonk Testimonial Gateway
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
Kerhonkson, New York
Gnome Chomsky
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Clinton, Massachusetts
Clinton Tunnel
This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.
Clinton, Massachusetts
The Icon Museum and Study Center
This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.
Clinton, Massachusetts
Fuller Field
One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.
London, England
Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
London, England
Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
Portsmouth, England
Mary Rose
Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.
Rockport, Massachusetts
Paper House
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
