An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.