Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

An experimental, community court opened in 2000 takes a new approach to youth offenders in south Brooklyn.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Nondescript building owned by ExxonMobil working on siphoning Greenpoint Oil Spill out of the ground.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

The "Seinfeld" diner.