New York, New York
Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
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New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Washington, D.C.
An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Fair Haven, Vermont
Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Vancouver, Washington
A library of only unpublished manuscripts.
Laurel, Maryland
This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.
New York, New York
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Washington, D.C.
More than 500 unique and specially designed cases collected by D.C.'s "Harmonica Case Man."
Zoar, Ohio
Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.
Brooklyn, New York
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
Worcester, Massachusetts
On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.
Cumberland, Maryland
This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.
Marion, Virginia
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Shullsburg, Wisconsin
A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.
Argyle, Wisconsin
A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.
East Lansing, Michigan
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
Overland Park, Kansas
Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
East Rochester, New York
Called the “General Motors of the piano industry,” these buildings once produced as many as 700 pianos a week.