The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

This recipe is set in stone.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

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.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.