A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

Stunningly detailed mosaics in a New York subway station bring life to the Weimaraners of artist William Wegman's work—and to thousands of commutes.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

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

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The most confusing clock in New York.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

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

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.