Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.