A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

A symbol of Texas pride.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

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

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.