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Originally built in 1869, this castle is currently part of Felician University's campus.

Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.

The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.

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

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

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."

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Hidden in plain sight, this lush garden sits atop one of the most iconic buildings in São Paulo.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.