Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.