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.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

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

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

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.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.