This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

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.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.