Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.