On a wall in Cleveland, Ohio find the story of a highly connected fictional community of organisms that created remarkable, lasting structures.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

One of New Jersey's oldest churches is a historical treasure trove.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.