Charlottesville, Virginia
The Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Old Bishop House
House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."
Thurmont, Maryland
Utica Mills Covered Bridge
Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.
Nyack, New York
The Ghost of Nyack
Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
The Meadowlands
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Quincy, Massachusetts
USS Salem
The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.
Bennington, Vermont
Bennington Centre Cemetery
One of the oldest cemeteries in Vermont is the final resting place of soldiers, politicians, and a famous author.
Reading, Vermont
Indian Stones
These commemorative stones honor a young woman born in captivity.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
Stone Man of Bowman Family Crypt
Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?
Cavendish, Vermont
Phineas Gage Memorial
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
Brattleboro, Vermont
Retreat Tower
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
Water Mill, New York
Water Mill Museum
Once the center of food production for this small town.
East Hampton, New York
South End Burying Ground
This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.
East Hampton, New York
Green River Cemetery
This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.
Albany, New York
World’s Largest Nipper Statue
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Albany, New York
The First Shaker Village
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Hyde Park, New York
The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Hudson, New York
Olana
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Kinderhook, New York
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Kinderhook, New York
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Wilton, New York
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage National Historic Landmark
This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.
Lake George, New York
Bloody Pond
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
Brooklyn, New York
Henry Chadwick's Grave
The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, New York
Minerva Monument
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
