This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

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

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.