Wassaic, New York
Wassaic Beehive Charcoal Kilns
These conical kilns measure an impressive 30 feet in diameter, and were once used to produce charcoal for a local blast furnace.
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Wassaic, New York
These conical kilns measure an impressive 30 feet in diameter, and were once used to produce charcoal for a local blast furnace.
Rhinebeck, New York
A unique work of art that was created without permission.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Red Hook, New York
A journey to a hand-crafted island involves a trip across this lattice bridge.
Civitavecchia, Italy
The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.
Middletown, Connecticut
In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Florida, Massachusetts
A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Nyack, New York
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.
Essex, Connecticut
This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.
Plainville, Connecticut
A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.
Farmington, Connecticut
The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.
Orlando, Florida
A different kind of swan princess.
Orlando, Florida
Get up close to an F-4 Phantom flown in the Vietnam War at this Florida park.
Christmas, Florida
Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.
Kenansville, Florida
It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Hartford, Connecticut
An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.
Hartford, Connecticut
This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.
Southington, Connecticut
A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.