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

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

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

Original factory of John G. Borden who started what we know today known as Borden Dairy.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."