The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head as he died can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.