This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

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

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.