The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.