One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A man's home is his castle.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

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

Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.