An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

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

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

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

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.