A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...