Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

This natural rock formation has an anatomical aesthetic.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.