The remnants of a luxurious resort that saw its peak in the 1970s and 1980s has been abandoned since 2009, leaving behind the wreckage of both the hotel and a beautiful ice skating rink.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

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

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

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

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."