One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.