Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head as he died can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

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.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.