A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

New York's oldest magic store.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.