Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

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

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.