A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

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.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

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

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.