“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

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

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

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

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.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

New York's oldest magic store.