Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

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

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.