One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.