A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

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

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

An out-of-service tunnel and nearby remembrances recall the location of a deadly train crash in the New York City subway.

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

A lioness and her cub stand watch from the side of a building on one of Queens' busiest streets

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

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

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.