A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

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

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles