Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.