The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

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

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

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

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

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

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

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

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.