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

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.