Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.