Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

The life of one of America's pre-eminent painters is frozen in time in the home where he lived, worked, and died.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.