A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

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

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

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

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

What’s a sure fire way to end up in jail in New York in the 1920s? Peddling bad moonshine.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.