This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

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

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

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

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

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

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

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

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

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

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.