The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This former Victorian bathhouse was all the rage during the mid-19th century and put Woodhall on the map.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.