Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

Yo, Adrian!

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.