A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

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

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

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.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

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

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

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

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

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

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

Yo, Adrian!

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.