Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.

Where one of the worst train disasters in the country took place, leading to upgrades in rail safety.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

This sprawling taxidermy collection celebrates the art and history of sport hunting.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

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

Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

One sculptor's lifelong war game is the largest and longest running miniature campaign in history.

Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.