Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.