Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

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

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.