The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

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

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

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

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

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

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

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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