Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

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

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

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

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

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

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

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.