This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

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

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

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

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

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.