A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.