New York, New York
Slocum Memorial Fountain
Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.
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New York, New York
The Last Remnants of the Polo Grounds
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
New York, New York
The Sisyphus Stones
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
New York, New York
The Oldest Fence in New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Wall Street Bombing Scars
Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.
New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum
The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
New York, New York
President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
Fraunces Tavern
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Brazenhead Books
A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
North Tipperary, Ireland
Barack Obama Plaza
This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.
Washington, D.C.
Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Edisto Island, South Carolina
Edisto Mystery Tree
This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.
Delaware, Ohio
The Rutherford B. Hayes Birthplace Gas Station
A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.
Chicago, Illinois
Tsavo Man Eaters
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Spaceport America
The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
James A. Garfield's Memorial and Tomb
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mothman Museum
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Nags Head, North Carolina
Jockey's Ridge
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Winslow, Arizona
Meteor Crater
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
