Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.