Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

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

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

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

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

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

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.