This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

An authentic Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped to Wisconsin.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.