The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

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

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.