Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

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

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

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

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

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

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

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

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

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.