The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

This recipe is set in stone.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The studio and home of one of America’s preeminent mid-century sculptors.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This 1920s railway depot is now home to two unique museums complete with a miniature train ride.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.