Places texbenedict Wants to Go

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.

This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

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

An Adirondacks museum housed in the former studio of Marcella Sembrich, the 19th century opera star most famous for her role of Mimi in "La Boheme."

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.

This sprawling art park is filled with sculptures, nature trails, and art workshops.

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.

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

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.