What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.