This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

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

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.