The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

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

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

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.