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Racers

Wildwood, New Jersey

The Race of Gentlemen

Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.

Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Jersey City, New Jersey

Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

At night, dwarfed by the Goldman Sachs building. (Wikimedia Commons)

Jersey City, New Jersey

The Colgate Clock

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Faneuil Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Leroy King Carousel

San Francisco, California

Leroy King Carousel

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The Westin St. Francis Hotel. (Wikimedia Commons)

San Francisco, California

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Lafayette Cemetery

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lafayette Cemetery

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

LaLaurie Mansion

New Orleans, Louisiana

LaLaurie Mansion

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The Cats of Jackson Square

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Cats of Jackson Square

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The museum is stuffed with old bottles.

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Portraits of Napoleon decorate the bar named in his honour.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Napoleon House

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The bar still stands.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

1930s murals by Paul Ninas.

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Sazerac Bar

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Shakespeare And Company bookshop situated at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, in the 5th arrondissement.

Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Locks on the Pont des Arts
Permanently Closed

Paris, France

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Gimbel's Bridge

New York, New York

Gimbel's Bridge

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Life Underground

New York, New York

'Life Underground' Sculptures

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Giant Needle and Button

New York, New York

Giant Needle and Button

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Strawberry Fields Memorial

New York, New York

Strawberry Fields Memorial

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

One of the original torpedoes is still on display.

Alexandria, Virginia

Torpedo Factory Art Center

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

Silver Spring, Maryland's Acorn Park.  Photograph Copyright 2005 by Jerry A. McCoy.

Silver Spring, Maryland

Acorn Park

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (ncindc/Flickr)

Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

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