Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe Monument
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
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Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Roscoe, New York
A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.
Ithaca, New York
The library of every book lover's dreams.
Howes Cave, New York
Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
Newcomb, New York
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.