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

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

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

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

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

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

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

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

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

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

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

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

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

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.