What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.