New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

Set sail on a small scale.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Dedicated to preserving the history of free Black communities in Brooklyn and beyond.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

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

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

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

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.