Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.