This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

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 record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.