The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

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

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.