Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.