You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.