Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

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

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

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

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

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