Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

Like Mars, but much closer.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

Final remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.