The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

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

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

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

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

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

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

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

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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

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

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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