This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.

A historical landmark that has been a central hub of entertainment since 1928.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.