You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

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

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

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

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

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

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.