A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

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

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

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

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

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

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.