A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The drawbridge used in the filming of the movie 'Annie' has been in the open position as it was in the movie for decades.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

The radio station that's been promising to make love to you for the last 15 years—if you happen to be on one specific block in suburban New Jersey.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.