This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

Residents of this Brooklyn neighborhood may be unaware their houses sit atop a buried trolley graveyard.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

This Queens hospital has stood abandoned for almost 20 years after its patients were secretly relocated in the dead of night.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

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