This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Set sail on a small scale.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.