The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

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

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

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

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.