The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.