Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

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

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

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

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

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

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

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

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

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.