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

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

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

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.