A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.