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A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

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

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.