This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

The factory that helped produce a dominant form of lighting before Thomas Edison.

One of the largest public housing complexes in New York once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

A cruise terminal that changes the atmosphere of Red Hook's industrial waterfront.

Where infamous mobster and leader of Murder Inc. Albert Anastasia made his home.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.