Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.