This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

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

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

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

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

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

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.