A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...