An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

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

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

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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.

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

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

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

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