Sheffield, Massachusetts
Thom Reed UFO Monument Park
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
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Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
DeLand, Florida
The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
Salem, Massachusetts
This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
New Canaan, Connecticut
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Princeton, New Jersey
The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.
Hoboken, New Jersey
A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.
Weehawken, New Jersey
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Rhinebeck, New York
The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.