A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

A New Jersey state park that was once Napoleon's brother's sprawling estate.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.