Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

The center of Stockholm can be found along this quiet street.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.