Syracuse, New York
24-Second Shot Clock Monument
This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.
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Syracuse, New York
This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Los Angeles, California
A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Wilmington, Delaware
A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.
Barbados
This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.
Le Diamant, Martinique
This large stone off the coast of Martinique had a brief career in the Royal Navy.
Ottawa, Ontario
This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.
Eagle Bridge, New York
The farm where one of America's most famous folk artists created her paintings.
Bennington, Vermont
The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
North Bennington, Vermont
The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."
North Adams, Massachusetts
More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
North Adams, Massachusetts
This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
Toronto, Ontario
This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
The giant birds honor two native North American species.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
New York, New York
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.