Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.

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

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

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

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.