Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Here be dragons.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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 hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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.

The "Seinfeld" diner.