A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.