The greatest real estate coup of all time.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.