The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

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

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.