Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

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

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

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

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

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.