A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

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 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.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

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

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

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

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.

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