A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

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

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

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

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

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

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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