Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

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

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

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

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

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

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

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

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.