This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

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.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.