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

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

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

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.