A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

Become a prohibition rebel.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.