Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.