Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

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

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.