A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Yo, Adrian!

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

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

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

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The most confusing clock in New York.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

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

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.