Set sail on a small scale.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

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

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?