The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

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

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.