The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

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

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

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

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.