This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

America's smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.