A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.