This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.