Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

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

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

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

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

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.