Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

A cargo of beautiful music.

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

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

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