A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.