Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

An abandoned military bunker that has been transformed into an artist's paradise.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

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

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.