Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

A tiny church remembers the Polish cavalrymen who charged their way into a Napoleonic victory.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.