This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.