Brooklyn, New York
Coney Art Walls
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
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Denver, Colorado
Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
New York, New York
Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
Kennebunk, Maine
The Wedding Cake House
The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.
New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Brooklyn, New York
Friends Quaker Cemetery
19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken Dueling Grounds
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
Dublin, Texas
Dublin Bottling Works
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
New York, New York
Site of New York Slave Market
Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Stone
A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
Second Avenue Subway Art
Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.
Hamer, South Carolina
South of the Border
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
New York, New York
Power Station
One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Seattle, Washington
Lenin Statue of Fremont
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Boston, Massachusetts
Make Way for Ducklings Statue
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
St. Joseph, Missouri
Jesse James Home Museum
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
Key Largo, Florida
The African Queen
The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.
Estes Park, Colorado
Baldpate Inn Key Collection
The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.
Memphis, Tennessee
The Jungle Room at Graceland
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
