The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

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

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The most confusing clock in New York.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."