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

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

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

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.