Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”