The greatest real estate coup of all time.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

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

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

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.

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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.

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

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

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.

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