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

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

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

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