Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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.

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

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

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

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

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.