A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Built as a home for the Union Porcelain magnate in 1867, now the Greenpoint Reformed Church and home to a ceramic mystery.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.