A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

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

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.

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

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

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

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

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

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

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

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt and a pirate.