A small piece of Scotland sits in a park in Lower Manhattan.

It memorializes America’s initial military response to the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001.

This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.

This 19th century wooden span is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

A merry-go-round that became a rallying point for the early Civil Rights Movement.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.