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

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

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

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.

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

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

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

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

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

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

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.