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This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

A bronze statue to commemorate the former president's visit to a local Polish-American festival.

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

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

The site of the daring river crossing that changed the course of the American Revolution.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown, this campus stands as a fascinating piece of medical history.

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

Postmodern architect Robert Venturi’s gift to his mother stands as an example of the midcentury’s wild swings in building aesthetics and design.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Benjamin Lay, a fiery abolitionist, is buried outside the Quaker meeting house that disowned him for his beliefs.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.