This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

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

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

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

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The most confusing clock in New York.