Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.