A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

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

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

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

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

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

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

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.

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

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

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

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

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

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."