Federal Reserve Bank of New York
With its imposing mix of sandstone, limestone, and ironwork, the Federal Reserve looks the way a bank ought to: strong and impregnable. The gold ingots in the subterranean vaults here are worth roughly $350 billion—reputedly a third of the world's gold reserves. Tours of the building's museum and gold vault are open only to school groups as of this writing, but check the website for updates.
