Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.