A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

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

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.