The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

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

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.