An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

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

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.