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This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

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

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Mexican food and folk art.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.