Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.