A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

Set sail on a small scale.

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

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

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

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.