Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.