One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

New York's oldest magic store.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

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.

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

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.