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

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

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

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

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

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

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