A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

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

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

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

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

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

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

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

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.