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A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.