The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.