A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

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

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

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

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

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

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

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

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.