Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

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

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

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

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

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

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.