Places texbenedict Wants to Go

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

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

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.