Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Where Greenpoint's first European settler—and troublemaker—made his home.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.