A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

Become a prohibition rebel.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.