This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

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

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

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

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

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

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

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

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

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

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

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

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

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

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.