Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

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

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

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

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

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.