If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.