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

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

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.