Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.