Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.