A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

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

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

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

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Mexican food and folk art.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."