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 celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.