"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

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

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

An ode to the history of telephones inside a telephone building.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.