New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

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

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

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

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

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

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

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

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

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

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

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

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

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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