A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.