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

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver's oldest watering holes.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.

The 18th-century church's stained-glass windows tell the story of the Haudenosaunee people.