This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

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

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

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

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

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.