The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.