Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy Quarries
From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
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Quincy, Massachusetts
From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.
Newton, Massachusetts
A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Hartford, Connecticut
An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.
Hartford, Connecticut
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Greenport, New York
A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Griswold, Connecticut
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Norwich, Connecticut
Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.
Preston, Connecticut
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Fishers Island, New York
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Montevallo, Alabama
Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.