Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

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.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

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

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

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Discover the taste of mold.

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

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

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.