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.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

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

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

The longest step street in the city.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

The "Seinfeld" diner.