A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

New York's oldest magic store.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.