One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Take a step inside the picturesque studio of America’s most renowned sculptor.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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 historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

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

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.