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

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

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A museum and research center dedicated to preserving the history of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars.