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A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

Site of the graveyard vine believed to be a curse on a family from the 1800s.

A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."

The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."

A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.

Visit a fourth-generation farm and museum dedicated to everyone's favorite fungi.

Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.