Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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