Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

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

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The loneliest island in New York.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

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

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.