The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

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

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."