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

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

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

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

The loneliest island in New York.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.