The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

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

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

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

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

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

New York City's smallest piece of private property.