In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Retribution for death of infamous mob boss Franie Yale was a case of mistaken identity.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.