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

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

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

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

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

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.