A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.