This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Destructive children, start your engines.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.