St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.