A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.

Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

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

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

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

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.