The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

The most confusing clock in New York.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

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

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

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

Discover the taste of mold.

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

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.