A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.