Destructive children, start your engines.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

The oldest private residence in New York City.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

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

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

Dedicated to the deadliest aviation accidents on Canadian soil.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.

The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.