“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.