One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of millions of years.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.