The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

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

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

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

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

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.