Places BearcatEngineer Wants to Go

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

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.