During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Discover the taste of mold.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.