Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

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