A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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

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

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.