Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

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

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.