New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

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

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

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

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.