Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."