Miami, Florida
Miami Jai-Alai
The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.
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Miami, Florida
The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.
Mahopac, New York
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Stratford, Connecticut
A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Bratton, England
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Newport, Rhode Island
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Montville, Connecticut
The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.