The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.