A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

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

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

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

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.