The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

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

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.