A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

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

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

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

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

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

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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