There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The childhood home of one of America's greatest unsung troubadours still stands in a much changed Brooklyn neighborhood.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.