Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

One of the oldest of its kind.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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