The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.