An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

America's first public mental health facility.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.