The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

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

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

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

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

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

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

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

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

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

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

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.