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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

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

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.