What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.