Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

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

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.

This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.