South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

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

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

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

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

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Discover the taste of mold.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

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.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.