One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

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

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

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

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

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

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

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

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.