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A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

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

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.