A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

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

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

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

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

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

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

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

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

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The "Seinfeld" diner.