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

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

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.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

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

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.