Monkton, Maryland
Ladew Topiary Gardens
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
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Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Manheim, Pennsylvania
One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Beacon, New York
A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.
Dover Plains, New York
This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Beacon, New York
The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."
Rock Stone Pond, Belize
An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Cold Spring, New York
This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Lake George, New York
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
Lake George, New York
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.