At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

It would be a crime to miss it.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Become a prohibition rebel.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.