A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The world's largest rotating world.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.