This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.

A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.

A restored Shell gas station from 1937 that includes a tow truck, the original gas pumps, and the original office.

A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.

This century-plus-old baseball park has hosted some of baseball's royalty and stands as the oldest sports complex in Jacksonville.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

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