This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

One of the oldest of its kind.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

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

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.