A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Etchings in a pile of boulders on the Long Island Sound are a monument to vanquished native peoples.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.