A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

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

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

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

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.