A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

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

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

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

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.