Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

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

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

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

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.