The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The loneliest island in New York.

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.