The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

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

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

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

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

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.