Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

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

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.