The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

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

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.