Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

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

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Become a prohibition rebel.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.