After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.