A veritable variety of odds and ends.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

London's old-school healing garden.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.

A science teacher's dream.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.