Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.