The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

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

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

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.