An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

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

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.