Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

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

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

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

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.