This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

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

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.