The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Where the oil industry began.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.