This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.