World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Yo, Adrian!

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.