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

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.