Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A big shiny gin and whiskey distillery in Sunset Park.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.