The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

Discover the taste of mold.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

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

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

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