Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.