A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

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

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.