A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

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

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

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

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.