Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The stoutest tree in the world.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

A little-known hall almost completely covered in art by the beloved local painter.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.