A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

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

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.