A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

A safe space and resource for anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.