A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.