This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.