Waterbury, Connecticut
Abandoned Fairy Village
A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.
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Pine Plains, New York
Dutch's Spirits
A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.
Rhinebeck, New York
Wilderstein Mansion
The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.
Beacon, New York
The Abandoned Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.
Beacon, New York
Old Beacon Hat Mill
A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.
Cold Spring, New York
Ruins of the Cornish Estate
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
Cold Spring, New York
West Point Foundry Preserve
This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Yonkers, New York
Lenoir Preserve
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
Yonkers, New York
Untermyer Park
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
Bronx, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
New York, New York
West Terrace at the Cloisters
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
Bronx, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Baltimore, Maryland
The Owl Bar
At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
Baltimore, Maryland
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum
The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ouija 7-Eleven
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastern State Penitentiary
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Tesla Monument
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Queens, New York
Fort Totten
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Queens, New York
The Alley Pond Giant
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Bellerose, New York
Queens County Farm Museum
The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.
