Places thewardrobedoor Wants to Go

The Catskills retreat of naturalist writer John Burroughs.

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

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

Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.

One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.