Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sparks Shot Tower
One of the oldest of its kind.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest of its kind.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Brooklyn, New York
The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.
Brooklyn, New York
The highest rapid transit station in the world.
New York, New York
The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.
New York, New York
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
New York, New York
A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.
Queens, New York
A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".
Staten Island, New York
During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.
Brooklyn, New York
Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.
New York, New York
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
New York, New York
This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.
Brooklyn, New York
This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.
Brooklyn, New York
The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.
Queens, New York
Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.
New York, New York
This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.
Brooklyn, New York
New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.
Brooklyn, New York
Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.
New York, New York
The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.
Brooklyn, New York
Retribution for death of infamous mob boss Franie Yale was a case of mistaken identity.