Cleveland, Ohio
Steamship William G. Mather
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
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Cleveland, Ohio
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.
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.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
Franconia, New Hampshire
Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Graniteville, Vermont
Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.
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 only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Lynn, Massachusetts
At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
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.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.
Howes Cave, New York
Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.