This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

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

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

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

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

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

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

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.