A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Skewer up Kangaroo.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

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

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

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

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.