Nominated by locals

Sterling Hill Mining Museum

A hidden gem in New Jersey

A retired zinc mine in Ogdensburg where the guide kills the lights and the rock walls erupt in glowing fluorescent reds and greens — you walk 1,300 feet into the real tunnels.

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