One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

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

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

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

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Home of the "true" equator.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.