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Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island, New York

Fire Island Lighthouse

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

An unmarked cross grave.

Kings Park, New York

St. Johnland Cemetery

This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.

The rounded base of an Eospermatopteris stump.

Gilboa, New York

Gilboa Fossils

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

Bust of the man himself high on Pratt Rock

Prattsville, New York

Pratt Rock - New York's Mount Rushmore

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

Donald J. Trump State Park

Mahopac, New York

Donald J. Trump State Park

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

Camp Hero

Montauk, New York

Camp Hero

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Big Duck

Flanders, New York

Big Duck

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Vanderbilt Museum

Centerport, New York

Vanderbilt Museum

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

Brentwood, New York

Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

Olana

Hudson, New York

Olana

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Adams’ Antiquarian Bookstore.

Hobart, New York

Hobart Book Village

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

The Cross at Ground Zero

New York, New York

The Cross at Ground Zero

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Arctic Fox staying inside a log

Smyrna, New York

Wolf Mountain Nature Center

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

Beardslee Castle

Little Falls, New York

Beardslee Castle

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

112 Ocean Avenue in 1973.

Amityville, New York

Amityville Horror House

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Berlin Wall Section

New York, New York

Berlin Wall Section

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Howe Caverns

Howes Cave, New York

Howe Caverns

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Secret Caverns

Howes Cave, New York

Secret Caverns

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

Aerial view of Nashville's peace sign geoglyph.

Nashville, Tennessee

Peace Sign Geoglyph

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

James K. Polk Tomb

Nashville, Tennessee

President James K. Polk's Tomb

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla Shores

San Diego, California

The Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla Shores

A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.

Friendship Park.

San Diego, California

Friendship Park

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The Statue "Unconditional Surrender" in front of the USS Midway

San Diego, California

Unconditional Surrender

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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