The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.

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

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

The smallest country in the world.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.