The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.