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

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

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

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

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

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

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

The most confusing clock in New York.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

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

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."