Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

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

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

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.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

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

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

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

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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