Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The studio of influential composer Charles Ives is perfectly reconstructed, hidden in the back of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

Before online banking and smartphone apps, there was "commuter banking" in the subway in Downtown Brooklyn.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

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

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.