All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

The saddest little diner in New York.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

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

The most confusing clock in New York.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

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.

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

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

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

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

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