Salute the leader of the proletariat.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

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

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

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

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

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

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

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

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

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

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

New York's oldest magic store.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.