This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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.

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

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

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

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

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

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.