Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

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

This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

The loneliest island in New York.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.