Monuments in Manhattan

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

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

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.