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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.

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

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

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.