The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

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

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.