Kinderhook, New York
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
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Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Kinderhook, New York
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Highland, New York
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Parksville, New York
This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
Frederick, Maryland
Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.
Burnsville, North Carolina
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.
Melbourne Beach, Florida
This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.
Merritt Island, Florida
Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.
Lakeland, Florida
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Stuart, Florida
In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.