Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

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

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

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.