Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

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

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

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

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.