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Horse Cave, Kentucky

Hidden River Cave

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
Added by debbie 2c85adda
Paducah, Kentucky

Floodwall Murals

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
arc459 Added by arc459
Smithland, Kentucky

Mantle Rock

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
JBHewlett Added by JBHewlett
Poughkeepsie, New York

Bridge Music

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.
Added by KieferU
Rosendale, New York

Widow Jane Mine

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Added by cscaccio
New Windsor, New York

Storm King Art Center

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
aboychuk Added by aboychuk
Cassadaga, New York

Lily Dale Spiritualist Community

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.
Ithaca, New York

The Sagan Planet Walk

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Ithaca, New York

Gourdlandia

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.
grahamottoson Added by grahamottoson
Beacon, New York

Dennings Point Ruins

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.
AceOfCups Added by AceOfCups
Beacon, New York

Madam Brett Park

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.
teiovex Added by teiovex
Beacon, New York

Old Beacon Hat Mill

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.
DroneTheAdirondacks Added by DroneTheAdirondacks
Takoma Park, Maryland

Bird Calls Phone

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.
Added by sandy7814
Oxon Hill, Maryland

The Awakening

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Added by blimpcaptain
Silver Spring, Maryland

Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
Added by Ashawnta
Baltimore, Maryland

Frank Zappa Bust

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.
RobG217 Added by RobG217
Poolesville, Maryland

Seneca Quarry

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Baltimore, Maryland

The Owl Bar

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
Scotland, Maryland

Point Lookout State Park

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Krutoon Added by Krutoon
Silver Spring, Maryland

Wheaton Station Escalator

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
robertshell22 Added by robertshell22
Toddville, Maryland

Holland Island

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Baltimore, Maryland

Round Falls

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
roncassie Added by roncassie
Hyattsville, Maryland

Vanadu Art House

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Berlin, Maryland

Assateague Island

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle