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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

Become a prohibition rebel.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

New York's oldest magic store.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.