A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

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

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.