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

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

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

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

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.