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

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

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

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Become a prohibition rebel.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.