Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

New York's oldest magic store.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.