A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

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

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

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

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

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

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

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

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