The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Where there’s manufacturing, there’s fire!

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.