The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

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

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.