The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

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

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.