This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

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

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.