This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

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

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

A series of smile-themed sculptures created by artists from all over the world fill this Tokyo shopping district.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.