"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.