Carmel Hamlet, New York
New York's Chuang Yen Monastery
The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.
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Carmel Hamlet, New York
The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.
Bronx, New York
A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.
Bronx, New York
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Bronx, New York
Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.
Poughkeepsie, New York
This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.
Carmel Hamlet, New York
The life-size bronze statue commemorates the ride of 16-year-old American Revolutionary War hero.
Puerto Rico
On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.
Loíza, Puerto Rico
Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Boston, Massachusetts
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Cold Spring, New York
In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.
Tomkins Cove, New York
The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.
South Salem, New York
Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Queens, New York
How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.