A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The loneliest island in New York.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

Warm water springs inside an astounding canyon.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

Megapodes incubate their eggs using the heat of an active volcano on this Pacific isle.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.