This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Here be dragons.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

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

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

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

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

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

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.