An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

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.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.