A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

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

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

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

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

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