The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.