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Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.