This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

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 rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

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

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

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

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

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

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.