Johns Island, South Carolina
The Angel Oak
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
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Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Dayton, Ohio
The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.
Akron, Ohio
This former factory has deep ties to rubber production in Akron.
West Chester, Ohio
The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. Â .
Canastota, New York
Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.
New York, New York
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
New York, New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
New York, New York
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
Brooklyn, New York
Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
New York, New York
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Cibola County, New Mexico
In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The only Native American comic shop in the world.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.