This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

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

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

New York City's first Modernist house.

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

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

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

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

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

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.