The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

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

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

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

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

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

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.