The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.