The playful side of the Columbus community is on full display.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

The longest step street in the city.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

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

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

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

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.