Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

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

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

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

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

Love is in the air along the small street 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.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

A symbol of Texas pride.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.