The most confusing clock in New York.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

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

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

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