Wellesley Island, New York
Just Room Enough Island
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
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Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Ogdensburg, New York
Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.
Gouverneur, New York
A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.
Mildred, Pennsylvania
This decommissioned surface-to-surface missile resides outside the American Legion Post in Pennslyvania.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Barnesville, Pennsylvania
Explore the great outdoors in this popular eastern Pennsylvania park.
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.