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

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

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

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.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

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

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

A group dedicated to promoting boating, kayaking and environmental education programs.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.