The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

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

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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.

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.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."