Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Historical marker that is a mini replica of the original in New York.

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

One patriotic farmer's ode to the 9/11 tragedy remains even after the farm changed hands.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

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

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.