This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

Set sail on a small scale.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

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

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

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