There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

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

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

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

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.