This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Designed to not only to represent the history of the local community but also, the future.

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

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.