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Little Falls, New York

Beardslee Castle

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
Added by chrisurich
Mackinac County, Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge

The fourth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
kcarollo Added by kcarollo
Alpena, Michigan

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.
Nehalennia Added by Nehalennia
Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.
Lincoln, Ontario

Grande Hermine

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.
Added by alystermahoney
Niagara Falls, Ontario

The Tunnel at Niagara Parks Power Station

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.
Added by AimlessAndru
Foxburg, Pennsylvania

Foxburg Country Club

The oldest continually operating golf course in the United States.
Added by mbmbeck
Worthington, Pennsylvania

Yellow Dog Village

Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.
Added by joshyohman
Hillsboro, West Virginia

Pearl S. Buck Birthplace

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
Alderson, West Virginia

Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion

The lasting remains of a historic spa.
Added by maroberts531
Alderson, West Virginia

Alderson Academy

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.
Gin Minsky Added by Gin Minsky
Rock, West Virginia

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
kelseythomas Added by kelseythomas
Fayetteville, West Virginia

Brooklyn Ruins

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
Exploration Appalachian Added by Exploration Appalachian
Ansted, West Virginia

Mystery Hole

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
ellenshenk Added by ellenshenk
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

Cathedral Falls

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.
Added by perrittp03
Mt Nebo, West Virginia

Summersville Lake Lighthouse

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.
Added by Ashawnta
Brooklyn, West Virginia

Red Ash Island Cemetery

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.
Exploration Appalachian Added by Exploration Appalachian
Danese, West Virginia

Glade Creek Grist Mill

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.
TyJack Added by TyJack
Youngstown, New York

Old Fort Niagara

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.
Added by alannaparis18
Jamestown, New York

Lucy and Desi Museum

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.
Added by erinmawn9
Kinderhook, New York

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
billpiercect Added by billpiercect
Red Hook, New York

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.
Added by jewalker
Penn Yan, New York

Largest Pancake Griddle In the World

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.
Chris Clemens Added by Chris Clemens
Hyde Park, New York

The Hyde Park Vanderbilt Mansion

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz