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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.