Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One of the oldest of its kind.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.