These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.