A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

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

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

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

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

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

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

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

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.