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

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

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

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

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

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

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.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.