Why Lake Erie Was Declared Dead

Why America Stopped Shopping at Woolworth’s

Why the Hamptons’ Richest Town Has Fewer Than 800 Residents: Sagaponack

The Rise and Fall of the Real Dirty Dancing Resort: Grossinger’s

How New Jersey Lost Its Summer Capital: Long Branch

How Rhode Island Lost Its Favorite Summer Playground: Rocky Point

How Massachusetts Lost Its Favorite Lake Resort: Whalom Park

Why Nobody Wants to Visit New York's Biggest Summer Playground Anymore: Oneida Lake

How New Jersey Lost Its Favorite Lake Resort: Lake Hopatcong

The Rise and Fall of America’s Collar Capital: Troy, New York

How Ohio Left Its Greatest Lake Resort to Rot: Chippewa Lake

Why Nobody Wants to Visit the Jersey Shore Anymore

How Pennsylvania Lost Its Favorite Lake Resort: Harveys Lake

The Rise and Fall of America’s Oldest Seaport: Gloucester, Massachusetts

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Ohio’s First Summer Resort Anymore: Geneva-on-the-Lake

The Rise and Fall of America's Only Island Kingdom: Beaver Island

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Conneaut Lake Anymore

How Disney Killed the Water Ski Capital of the World: Cypress Gardens

The Rise and Fall of the Key West of the North: Put-in-Bay

Why Detroit Abandoned Its Island Paradise: Bob-Lo

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Ohio's Largest Lake Anymore: Grand Lake St. Marys

How Disney Killed Florida's Greatest Attraction: Silver Springs

Why Nobody Wants to Visit the Playground of Ohio Anymore: Buckeye Lake

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Sturbridge Anymore

The Rise and Fall of Ohio's Atlantic City: Indian Lake

The Rise and Fall of America's Oldest Tourist Town: Plymouth, Massachusetts

How New York Almost Killed Its Last Great Amusement Park: Playland

The Rise and Fall of New York's City by the Sea: Long Beach

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Lake Ronkonkoma Anymore

The Rise and Fall of America's Tuberculosis Capital: Saranac Lake, New York

The Rise and Fall of America's Richest Seaport: Salem, Massachusetts

Why Nobody Wants to Visit the Nation's Summer Capital Anymore: Rehoboth Beach

The Rise and Fall of Rhode Island's Greatest Beach: Narragansett

Why Nobody Wants to Visit New York's Greatest Beach Anymore: Jones Beach, NY

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Bear Mountain Anymore

The Rise and Fall of New York's Greatest Beach: The Rockaways

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Boston's Greatest Beach Anymore: Nantasket Beach

The Rise and Fall of America's Greatest Tourist Town: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Cooperstown Anymore

How America Hid a Secret Doomsday Bunker Inside Its Grandest Resort: The Greenbrier

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Massachusetts' Greatest Beach Playground Anymore: Salisbury Beach, MA

The Rise and Fall of America's Most Famous Summer Colony: Chautauqua

The Rise and Fall of America's Grandest Island Hotel: Mackinac Island

Why Nobody Wants to Visit America's First Public Beach Anymore: Revere Beach, MA

How America Abandoned New England's Wildest Beach Town: Hampton Beach

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Colonial Williamsburg Anymore

Why Nobody Wants to Visit Orchard Beach, Maine Anymore

The Rise and Fall of America's Greatest Island Playground: The Thousand Islands, New York

The Rise and Fall of New England's Greatest Lake Playground: Lake Winnipesaukee

How America's Richest Families Built a Lakeside Paradise — Then Let It Burn: Lake George

Why America Abandoned Its Most Famous Summer Paradise: The Hamptons, New York

How America's Millionaires Built a Paradise — Then Walked Away: The Berkshires

Why America's Millionaires Abandoned Their Wilderness Empire: The Adirondacks

The Fascinating Story of Old New Orleans: From French Colony to the Richest Port in America

The Rise and Fall of America's Most Famous Summer Island: Martha's Vineyard

The Rise and Fall of Manhattan's Most Feared Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen

The Rise and Fall of the Carnegies' Private Island: Cumberland Island

How New York's Disneyland Died in Just Four Years: Freedomland

How Henry Ford Built His Own Private Kingdom — Then Lost Control of It: Dearborn

The Rise and Fall of America's Grandest Mountain Paradise: The White Mountains