A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.