During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

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

Become a prohibition rebel.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.