The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

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

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Discover the taste of mold.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

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

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

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

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

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

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.