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

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

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

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

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

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

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.