France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

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

The saddest little diner in New York.

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

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

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

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

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

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

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

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

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.