The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Inside this community-run museum, visitors are treated to the history of toys and games.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."