The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

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.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

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

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

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

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.