An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

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

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.