An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Set sail on a small scale.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.