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

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

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

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

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

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

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

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

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

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

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

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

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