At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

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Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.