Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.