The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The loneliest island in New York.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

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

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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.