When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

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

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

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

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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.