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The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.