Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

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

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

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.