A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

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

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

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

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

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.