Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Ottawa, Ontario
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
New Delhi, India
An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.
Ishpeming, Michigan
A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.
Leland, Michigan
A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.