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

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

New York's oldest magic store.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

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

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

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

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.