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

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

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

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

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

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

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

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

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

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.