This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

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

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

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

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A surprise blip of color and kitsch.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.