A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

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

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.