France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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