A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

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

The loneliest island in New York.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

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

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.