New York, New York
Clock Tower Building
A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
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New York, New York
Lenin Statue at Red Square
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
New York, New York
No. 44 Stuyvesant
This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
New York, New York
Union Square Metronome
The most confusing clock in New York.
New York, New York
Spring Street Salt Shed
This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
New York, New York
41 Cooper Square
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Baltimore, Maryland
The Book Thing
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Baltimore, Maryland
The Horse You Came In On Saloon
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The Witch of Pungo Statue
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Library
Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's Oldest Operating Theater
In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Shrine of Saint John Neumann
The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laurel Hill Cemetery
This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Love Letter Murals
One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.
