A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

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

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

Where there’s manufacturing, there’s fire!

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

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

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.

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

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.

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

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.