Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

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

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.