Oldest building in California still in use.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.