Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

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

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

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

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

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

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

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.