This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.