These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

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

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

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

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

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.