This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

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

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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.

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

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.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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

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

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

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

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.

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

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.