This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

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

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

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

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.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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