Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

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

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

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

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.

A quick trip around the globe through an amazing miniature exhibit.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

Now home to nothing but a weather station and a landing strip, a group of enslaved people were marooned on this tiny island for 15 years.

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.