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.

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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.

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

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

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

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

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

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.