This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.