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.
Red Hook, New York
A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.
Boston, Massachusetts
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Avalon, California
An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.
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.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.
Harpswell, Maine
An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.
Saranac Lake, New York
A former infectious disease laboratory chronicles how tuberculosis shaped a village nestled in the Adirondacks.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Red Lodge, Montana
Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.