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

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

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

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.