Newport, Rhode Island
The White Horse Tavern
The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.
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Newport, Rhode Island
The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.
Hamden, Connecticut
Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.
Essex, Connecticut
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Orange, Connecticut
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Wilmington, Delaware
The longest covered bridge in Delaware.
Brooklyn, New York
This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."
Albany, New York
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
New York, New York
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
New York, New York
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
New Hyde Park, New York
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
New York, New York
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Catskill, New York
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Brooklyn, New York
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
New York, New York
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
Brooklyn, New York
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.