This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.