In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

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.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.