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.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

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

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

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