Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

These boots are made for selfies.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

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A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.