The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.

This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.