Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake 'Cure Cottages'
Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Schenectady, New York
Nott Memorial
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Wilmington, Delaware
Corporation Trust Center
A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.
Reading, Pennsylvania
The Reading Pagoda
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Boston, Massachusetts
Tiananmen Memorial
A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Sidney Farber and "Jimmy" Statue
Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.
Quincy, Massachusetts
First Dunkin' Donuts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Brooklyn, New York
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
New York, New York
Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Hotel Buckminster
This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.
Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Washington, D.C.
Annie's Paramount Steakhouse
This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.
Alexandria, Virginia
George Washington's Distillery
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Dedham, Massachusetts
Largemouth Bass Sculpture
This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berkeley Weather Beacon
A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill Tower
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
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Newbury, Massachusetts
Plum Island Pink House
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Oneida, New York
Cross Island Chapel
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Kinderhook, New York
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Seneca Falls, New York
Bridge Street Bridge
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sky Bar
Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The Redstone Schoolhouse
This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.
