Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

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.

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.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.