Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

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

Three stories above you, your salad is being grown.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

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