Newcomb, New York
Tahawus
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
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Hartford, Connecticut
Abandoned Comet Diner
An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.
Middlefield, Connecticut
Powder Hill Dinosaur Park
This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
New Haven, Connecticut
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.
Hartford, Connecticut
Coltsville
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Farmington, Connecticut
Hospital Rock
These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.
Stonington, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
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Pomfret, Connecticut
The Abandoned Village of Bara-Hack
A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.
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Newtown, Connecticut
Fairfield Hills Hospital
This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.
Groton, Connecticut
Gungywamp
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Hartford, Connecticut
Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
Clarendon Gorge Bridge
A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock Town Crier
A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.
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Hartford, Vermont
Vermont Toy Museum
Inside this community-run museum, visitors are treated to the history of toys and games.
Bennington, Vermont
Lincoln Square
The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
North Bennington, Vermont
Jennings Hall
The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."
Glover, Vermont
The Museum of Everyday Life
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Dog Chapel
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
Stratford, Connecticut
Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Hotel Alex Johnson
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
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Franklin, Québec
Dorea Institute
This abandoned orphanage-turned-asylum witnessed a terrible chapter in Québec's history.
Rye, New Hampshire
Sunken Forests of Rye
Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.
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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Thompson, Ohio
Benjamin Orr's Grave
The final resting place of one of the most iconic musicians of the '80s.
