Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.