New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

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

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

A cargo of beautiful music.

Set sail on a small scale.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

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

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.