Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

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

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

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

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

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

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.