Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

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.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

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

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

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

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

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

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