This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

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

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

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

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

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

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

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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.