The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

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

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Cape Breton landmark filled with recognizable faces.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

World's largest Christmas store.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.