Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

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

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

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

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.