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solarconstant

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Lititz, Pennsylvania

Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Added by bemkes

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

This massive library holds what was once largest book collection in the world.

Added by cinapelayo

Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Bronx, New York

Thain Family Forest

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Tappan, New York

German Masonic Home of Tappan

This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

Auburn, Massachusetts

Goddard Rocket Launching Site

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

TheDiscoveryService

Added by TheDiscoveryService

Queens, New York

Ridgewood Reservoir

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

lampbane

Added by lampbane

Contoocook, New Hampshire

Contoocook Railroad Covered Bridge

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

Added by Justin V

Concord, New Hampshire

Haunted Margaritas

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

Added by erinmawn9

Concord, New Hampshire

Dress Worn by U.S. President Franklin Pierce

The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.

e1savage

Added by e1savage

Concord, New Hampshire

Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone

Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.

atimian

Added by atimian

House of Romeo

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Laboratories Transistor Water Tower

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

qazwart

Added by qazwart

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

National Museum of Industrial History

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.

MontyPySpock

Added by MontyPySpock

Montague, Massachusetts

The Montague Book Mill

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Added by Outrider

Clermont, Florida

The Citrus Tower

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

Added by robfromorlando

Windsor, Connecticut

Vintage Radio and Communications Museum

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

Josh

East Granby, Connecticut

Old Newgate Prison

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Josh

Hamden, Connecticut

Sleeping Giant Observation Tower

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

Added by jakechouston

Hunter, New York

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

Sarah Durn

Added by Sarah Durn

Charles City, Virginia

Berkeley Plantation

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

bakedinthehole

Added by bakedinthehole

New York, New York

Spring Street Salt Shed

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

West Orange, New Jersey

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

bakedinthehole

Added by bakedinthehole