In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Here be dragons.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

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

Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Three-story slide through the New Museum.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

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