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The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

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

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.