Shelburne, Vermont
Fire Hydrant Jack
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
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Shelburne, Vermont
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Newport, Rhode Island
An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.
Newport, Rhode Island
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
New Haven, Connecticut
After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Newport, Rhode Island
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
New York, New York
A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Roscoe, New York
A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
West Lafayette, Indiana
The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.
Cordele, Georgia
A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Brunswick, Georgia
This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Sanford, Florida
This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.