The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.