A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

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

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

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

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

Yo, Adrian!

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.