Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.