During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

Three stories above you, your salad is being grown.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.