A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

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

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

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