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

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Become a prohibition rebel.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

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

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

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.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

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

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.