Rosendale, New York
Widow Jane Mine
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
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Rosendale, New York
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Red Hook, New York
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Earlton, New York
This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.
Petersburg, New York
This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.
Granville, New York
Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Howes Cave, New York
Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
Lake George, New York
This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
Greenfield Center, New York
Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.
Saratoga Springs, New York
The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.
Hellam, Pennsylvania
Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.
Kyoto, Japan
Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.
Fouke, Arkansas
The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.
Ireland
Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.