Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest of its kind.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Queens, New York
This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.
Queens, New York
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Queens, New York
The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
Boston, Massachusetts
America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.
New York, New York
This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.
Jefferson, Texas
This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.
Brooklyn, New York
The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.
Brooklyn, New York
The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.
New York, New York
Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.
New York, New York
You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.
New York, New York
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
Tappan, New York
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
Northwest Piscataquis, Maine
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.
Hancock, Maine
Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.
Montauk, New York
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
Beacon, New York
This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.
Beacon, New York
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.