Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This recipe is set in stone.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

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

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.