Ashland, Pennsylvania
Big Mine Run Geyser
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
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Ashland, Pennsylvania
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Saranac Lake, New York
Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
Keene Valley, New York
The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The oldest playground in America.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Marlboro, Massachusetts
America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.
Clinton, Massachusetts
Once the largest gravity dam in the world.
Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Auburn, Massachusetts
A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
Worcester, Massachusetts
On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.