An Americana dreamscape.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

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

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

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

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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

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

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.