Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

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

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.