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The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.