Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

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

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

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

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

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

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

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

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

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

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

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.