A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

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

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.