Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

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

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

Historic Greenpoint theater, turned roller disco, now housing a chain pharmacy store.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

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

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.