The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

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

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

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

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.