Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

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

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

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.

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

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

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

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

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

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

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.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.