Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This 19th century brick building in Brooklyn stands out like the anachronistic landmark that it is.

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

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

Haven for steampunks.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

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

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

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

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.

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court, and it's not the first one.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.