This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

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