The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

This one-man homegrown eatery may be the world's most exclusive restaurant with its five-year waiting list.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

An unexpected canine grave atop a mountain.

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

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

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

This sprawling taxidermy collection celebrates the art and history of sport hunting.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."