The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

The roofless ruins of a church surrounded by acres of bucolic farmland.

A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.