New York, New York
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Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
Bangor, Maine
This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Wall Township, New Jersey
The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.
Highlands, New Jersey
These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.
Highlands, New Jersey
Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.
Lacey Township, New Jersey
A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.