The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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

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

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

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.