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.

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

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

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

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

This 25-foot tall clock tower commemorates the start of one of America's foremost shopping districts and the end of the historic Palm Beach Pier.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.