This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

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

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

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

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.