Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

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.

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

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

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

The saddest little diner in New York.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

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

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

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