Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

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

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.