The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.

All that remains the former site of the final home of president Franklin Pierce.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Mexican food and folk art.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.