Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.