This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

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

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

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

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

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

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.