Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.