The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The magic's in the hole!

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.