Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

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

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.