Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.