Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.