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.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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