Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A Provincetown shop that sells exactly one thing — a pink cupcake — and whose owner fought the town for the right to keep selling it.

Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.

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

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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.

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.