Bridgeport, Connecticut
Grave of Charles Stratton
The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."
Ridge, New York
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Calverton, New York
A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.
Greenport, New York
A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
East Hampton, New York
This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.
Water Mill, New York
Once the center of food production for this small town.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Troy, New York
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
Troy, New York
This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.
Troy, New York
This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.
Troy, New York
A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.
Albany, New York
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Leominster, Massachusetts
Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.