Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Nine nice parcels of land along a flight path offer a quiet respite... until a plane soars overhead.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States. Currently undergoing renovations, it is set to reopen in late 2025.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.