A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

A charming monument to a very special dog.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.