Baltimore, Maryland
One Calvert Plaza
Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
Brooklyn, New York
Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
Washington, D.C.
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Newport, Rhode Island
Oldest synagogue in the United States.
Centerville, Indiana
A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.