The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The national park was once a plantation estate.