This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

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

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

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

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

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

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

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

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

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.