A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

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

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

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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.

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

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

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