One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

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

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.