Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

Yo, Adrian!

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

One of the oldest of its kind.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.