A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Here be dragons.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.