Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

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.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.