This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

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