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.
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New York, New York
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
Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
New York, New York
A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.
Sanford, North Carolina
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Kerhonkson, New York
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Mahopac, New York
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Brooklyn, New York
The return of something once considered a basic part of life.
Brooklyn, New York
A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.
New York, New York
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Menands, New York
The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Summit, New Jersey
An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.
Piscataway, New Jersey
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Kansas City, Missouri
This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.