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

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 crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

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

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

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

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.