Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

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

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

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.