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

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

Manhattan's Thirteenth Avenue was made on landfill then deliberately destroyed — apart from one small, obscure block.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

Set sail on a small scale.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.