One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The saddest little diner in New York.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.