A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

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

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

Nondescript building owned by ExxonMobil working on siphoning Greenpoint Oil Spill out of the ground.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

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

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.