One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

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

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

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

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

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

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

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

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

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

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

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

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.