Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

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

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

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

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

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

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

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

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.