Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

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

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

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.