A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.