A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

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

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

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

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

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

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

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.