Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Norman Rockwell Museum
A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.
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Stockbridge, Massachusetts
A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.
Menands, New York
The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
New York, New York
Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
North Adams, Massachusetts
More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Queens, New York
A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
Highland, New York
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
New Paltz, New York
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" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Pine Bush, New York
The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.
Sandyston, New Jersey
Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.
Sarasota, Florida
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.