Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

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

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

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

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

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.