Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.