This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

Set sail on a small scale.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.