Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

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

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A nearly 200-year-old Catholic mission built to serve the native people of Idaho.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.