Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."