This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Haven for steampunks.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.