The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

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

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

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

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

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

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

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.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

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

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.