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

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

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

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

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Become a prohibition rebel.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.