The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.