A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

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

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.