A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.