Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

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

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.