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A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

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

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

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

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

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

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

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

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

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.